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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,873,315 B2
Hemiaet al. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 29,2005
(54) USER INTERFACE
(75) Inventors: Teppo Hernia, Tampere (FI); Jouni
Hietamaki, Tampere (FI); Miikka
Merilahti, Tampere (FI); Mirka
Murtoniemi, Tampere (FI); Juha
Nousiainen, Tampere (FI)
(73) Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd., Espoo (FI)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 52 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/730,066
(22) Filed: Dec. 5, 2000
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2001/0003450 Al Jun. 14, 2001 (30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Dec. 8, 1999 (FI) 19992636
(51) Int. CI.7 G09G 5/00; G09G 5/08
(52) U.S. CI 345/156; 345/157; 345/168
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Primary Examiner—-Vijay Shankar
Assistant Examiner—Prabodh M. Dharia
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Perman & Green, LLP
(57) ABSTRACT
An electronic input device (MS) has a flexible keyboard (14) for receiving user input and a housing (10) defining a space for accommodating the keyboard. The input device has a compacted state and an extended state. The keyboard adopts a compacted spatial configuration in the compacted state and adopts an extended spatial configuration in the second state. In the compacted state the keyboard is wound on a roll. The input device additionally has a retractable, flexible display having corresponding compacted and extended states so that both the keyboard and the display can be rolled in and out together.
18 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
